England’s new aggressive style of play has been very impactful, the model ‘Bazball’ has led England to win 10 Test matches out of 12. Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes’s smart tactics and strategies are proved to be highly effective. Steve Smith realizes the difficulty of playing against England but he remains positive. Steve Smith stated that he will try to stay focused on his game and counter each thing that will be thrown to him by the England bowlers.
Australia’s Star Batter has a superb record against England, he has smacked 3044 runs from 32 matches at an average of 59.68 with 11 hundred and seven half-centuries. England would be strategizing their plans on how to play against Smith, as it will not be easy to get rid of him. Steve Smith’s performance in the recent Summit clash against India has been exceptional he scored 155 runs in 2 innings and smashed a phenomenal century in the 1st innings, which facilitated Australia to win the ICC World Test Championship Finals.
“We Are Expecting Some Different Stuff, That’s For Sure..”-Steve Smith
Steve Smith told the reporters in Birmingham on Wednesday, that he is all geared up for the Ashes 2023, he will expect a lot of different stuff from England and it won’t be easy but he is ready of whatever England have to throw at him. He stated:
“I think we’ve seen over the last 12 months they will do some funky things. They are going to have to try different things at certain times.” said Steve Smith.
“For me, one of my big strengths has been adapting on the go, understanding what they are trying to do and solving the problem out there in the middle. I will just focus on my game and try to counter each thing they come at me with. We are expecting some different stuff, that’s for sure.” he added.
Australia’s Historic Triumph Against India In The ICC WTC Finals 2023
Steve smith reflects back on his second innings in the ICC WTC Finals, and accepts that it wasn’t his best shot. He stated:
“It’s a fair call, that’s not my best shot and I thought I’d cashed in a few tickets in the first innings as well. The game was getting to a point where I was trying to take it on a bit more and get that lead up and it didn’t work out for me, but that happens in the game,” Smith said.
Steve Smith was phenomenal in the last Ashes as well, he smashed centuries in both innings. His opening day 144 at Edgbaston in 2019 set the tone for a series in which he scored an outstanding total run-score of 774 in seven innings.
“I think that Test Match is probably my favorite out of my career so far, given the circumstances and the importance of a first Ashes Test, particularly away from home. It would be nice to repeat it again but I’m just going to go out there and go through my routines and do what I need to do, and hopefully I can score some runs and help the team out,” he added.